As the first day of Spring arroaches and what better way to start it than to call out shonks who cut and paste slabs of meaningless text into resumes and cover letters and charge their clients top dollar for it.
Below are the first two paragraphs of a cover letter of a so-called ‘Adelaide resume writing business’.
“My approach to this position would go beyond what is expected, I am consistently studying and analysing processes to support the objectives of the organisation. I am also developing improvements and collaborating with my team members to enhance organisational performance and productivity as well as service quality and efficiency.
As a natural and experienced communicator, I am very good at facilitating clear communication between concerned parties in a business activity. I am very keen to contribute to the growth of your organisation by utilising my skills and engaging into personal and professional advancement.”
This turgid crap needs to be called out. There are no facts or figures. No attempt to even convince the employer that the client has the experience to do the job.
“My approach to this position would go beyond what is expected.”
Meaningless pap. It’s a ‘cut and paste’.
One ‘Adelaide resume writing business’ has this scree on their Adelaide website:
“Are you frustrated after applying for various jobs but didn’t able to receive a single call for interview? Don’t worry it is not your fault. There are many people that apply for jobs after holding significant qualifications but didn’t able to receive a single call. The problem is not you, the problem lies within your Resume.
“Writing a resume is not a piece of cake for everyone. It is not just about putting everything about yourself on a document. It’s more about highlighting your skills, achievement, and growth factors. Sometimes you need your ATS friendly resume so that the HR person can select your CV among the rest of the people. All of our CV Masters are certified and hired after holding a significant experience in customizing the resumes and making it superb for you.”
“… making it superb for you…”
The reason it’s not proper English is because the business operates out of Karachi in Pakistan.
I don’t mind businesses working out of Adelaide, as long as they know they local job market, but this is ridiculous.
The paraphrase Skyhooks, ‘check out who you’re talking to and make sure they are real.’